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14:10 2nd November 2009
More young people may chose to take a programming course in order to get into the IT industry's booming games sector.
According to Jody O'Brien, recruitment and marketing manager for the School of Computing, Informatics and Media at the University of Bradford, the gaming industry could be set to benefit from the backing of government, particularly if the Conservatives win the next general election.
She pointed to recent comments made by shadow minister for culture Ed Vaizey, who told the London Games Conference: "If we can find a way to make a real difference here, we will enhance the UK games industry's competitive international position."
Ms O'Brien explained such a move "would increase undergraduate applications, I would think, because the government getting behind the industry would lend it credibility".
Next year is already anticipated to be an important year for the gaming industry, with many developers pushing their widely-anticipated releases back until spring 2010 after a difficult 2009 due to the global recession.
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